minefield
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- noun
- /ˈmaɪnˌfiːld/
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campo minado
- Walking through the minefield without proper equipment can be extremely dangerous.
- navigate a minefield
- walk into a minefield
- a political minefield
And we can talk about that, but minefields all throughout the entire border of Saudi Arabia and Iraq.
- And we can talk about that, but minefields all throughout the entire border of Saudi Arabia and Iraq.
Examples
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There were German charts of German minefields and all sorts of highly useful bits and pieces.
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And we can talk about that, but minefields all throughout the entire border of Saudi Arabia and Iraq.
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As a result, we got lost in the worst minefield that remained from World War II.
Academic text (1999) -
Yeah, You know, customer service is, it is a minefield of grievances.
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And not that therapy is a bad thing, love therapy, kids love therapy, but it just seems like a minefield to navigate.
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It's just a it's a minefield of disappointment and conflicting opinions.
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I thought I might as well venture into this ethical minefield, where so many friends and familiar figures stand sentry.
Academic text (2001) -
Insofar as ethics are concerned, there is a minefield of concerns with spending caps on campaigns.
Blog text (4) -
The ship has entered a small archipelago of such islands, a minefield for a drifting ship.
Fiction book (2002) -
The soldiers were trained to carefully clear each minefield to ensure safe passage.
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To act very carefully in a difficult situation to avoid mistakes or offend people
Compounds
How Dangerous
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Minefield comes from the two simple words mine (a 'bomb' or 'an explosive hidden in the ground') and field (an 'open area'). It first named a place with hidden explosive 'mines', and now we also call any situation full of hidden dangers a 'minefield', so the word helps you remember it is risky to enter.